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British Columbia and Alberta argue their cases before the Court of the Universe that they are indeed, heaven, in this stirring short film.

Fuck the Supreme Court. First it was Bush v. Gore. Then Citizens United. Then a few weeks ago it struck down New York’s commonsense gun restrictions, then Roe v. Wade. And today this kangaroo court hamstrung the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. This court has consistently put business … Read more

The first rock hurtled past Roger Hill’s head and plunked into the Arkansas River on a summer day in 2012. Hill, then 71, stood hip-deep in the flow, clad in waders and clutching his fly rod. Atop a steep bluff, a woman — whose name, Hill later learned, was Linda Joseph — glowered down at … Read more

I’ve had a Pakmule carrier in the garage for awhile now, but haven’t really had a chance to use it yet as I’m just finally recovering from shoulder breakage and surgery and new children and, jeez, it’s been a year. But this thing looks awesome, the construction is fantastic, and it’s made in the USA. … Read more

The word “epic” is thrown around far too often these days, including by us, which can be a shame when it comes time to describe a short like this which is, indeed, epic.

We were thumbing through the stacks at the AJ archive over the weekend and came across this forgotten little gem. So we’re putting it back on the homepage for another go. Enjoy. -Ed. “Nice. Yeah, you got it.” I slowly paid out rope as Lee grunted and mantled over the top of the cruxy bulge. … Read more

150 miles across the Central Oregon Backcountry Explorer route shows off some of the best of Oregon’s Ochoco Mountains.

Poop talk makes everybody fidget and giggle uncomfortably. We like our poop to disappear. We want shiny white porcelain toilets and privacy. But how do you cope when you’re in the woods behind a tree? When I took my first course at the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming, years ago, the preferred method … Read more

Maybe it’s a small thing but I don’t like wearing my mud-splattered, aggressive-looking mountain bike helmets when riding leisurely through town, or on gravel/road rides. Partially it’s aesthetics and partially it’s to preserve the life of my expensive mtb lids. Each of those kinds of rides has different needs and priorities from a helmet. So, … Read more

Details are scant. Fools, we’re told from the title, are camping and boating and generally adventuring, in Scotland. There’s rain, we know that too. Also, we’d very much like to be there with them, drinking Scotch, hiding from rain, laughing our butts off.